Where to get old software for a NV-DS38 Panasonic

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electricme
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:rolleyes:

Hello reader, I'm a newbie here and need a bit of help in setting up my Panasonic NV-DS38 video camera to work with my computer, which has WinXP pro, 2 gig of ram, 4gig cpu.

I picked up a Panasonic NV-DS38 e.cam at a garage sale in Australia, everything was there except the DC power cord which goes between the camera and the recharger and it's missing the Setup CD.

My efforts so far.
I have searched the internet for hours at a time and the only reference to a setup file I could find was for this file pan_nv_3_20_84__ds3.exe when I tried to access and download this file, I had to install a driver locator, which promises the world and dosent deliver unless you pay up.

Going to the Panasonic web site, seems it has a habit of knobbling "obsolite" drivers making only the current ones avaliable for marketing reasons, I can understand this, but I need access to the driver/s to begin in the first place.

So has anyone got a driver for the NV-DS38 camera they could let me have or, do they know a webb address where I could go to, to get my hands on it?

:)

Gavin Gration
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Good little camera from what I remember.

If you mean firwewire driver there isn't one - Windows has it built in.

The only thing on the disc is the serial connection software for accessing the stills on the SD card - you don't need this - just use an SDCard reader.

Manual here:-

http://www.panasonic.co.uk/html/en_GB/Support/Downloads/220239/index.html#anker_220239

electricme
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Thanks Gavin for the quick responce.

I have downloaded the manual.

Ta muchly

electricme
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Thanks Gavin for your help, but I'm still having trouble in getting Movie Maker to recognise the video camera.

This is what I do.
Open Windows Movie Maker>Capture Video>Capture from video device.

A warning popup appears saying A video capture device was not detected

The camera is On and connected properly.
I have turned on the DV output in the camera via Menu, scroll down, select item, save and exit from camera.

I have swapped the cable from the camera to the computer.
Battery is under recharge right now :) when I find a couple of DC plugs I will make up a DC power cable for it.

In the meen time, the omputer still dosent know there is a working camera sitting there connected to it?????

Is there a test I can run to figgure out whats hapenning?
still stuck.

harlequin
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When you plug the camcorder into the firewire cable connected to the pc , in play mode , you should hear the pc make a 'ding dong' sound , and new hardware detected show on screen.

what do you see in device manager when you look at the info for the ieee1394 device ?

Gary MacKenzie

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electricme
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Harlequin,
Did what you suggested, had the camera playing, plugged in the cable, and there was No ding.
Took a looksee at Device Manager, there was a X on the 1394 Net Adaptor, went to properties, click on Enable and exit.
Replug in the cable, still No ding.

Did a continuity test on the patch cable, Pins 1 Gnd (Y) (male end) open circuit, threw that one in the bin.
I have another longer S-Video cable, tested that one, and it seems to be OK, but I still get No ding when I plug it in. :/

Next step is to see if I got any signal out on the video camera (I got a cro here) anyone got any suggestions to what I'm to look for? If it was composite signal I would look for the staircase.

I might have to dive in the bin and recover that plug end and tear it apart to make a test plug to gain access to the signals.
Pins 1 and 2 are seperate grounds, Pin 3 is Y intensity Pin 4 is Colour

I appreceate everyones help but I still got probs

harlequin
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electricme wrote:
Harlequin,
Did what you suggested, had the camera playing, plugged in the cable, and there was No ding.
Took a looksee at Device Manager, there was a X on the 1394 Net Adaptor, went to properties, click on Enable and exit.
Replug in the cable, still No ding.

Did a continuity test on the patch cable, Pins 1 Gnd (Y) (male end) open circuit, threw that one in the bin.
I have another longer S-Video cable, tested that one, and it seems to be OK, but I still get No ding when I plug it in. :/

Next step is to see if I got any signal out on the video camera (I got a cro here) anyone got any suggestions to what I'm to look for? If it was composite signal I would look for the staircase.

I might have to dive in the bin and recover that plug end and tear it apart to make a test plug to gain access to the signals.
Pins 1 and 2 are seperate grounds, Pin 3 is Y intensity Pin 4 is Colour

I appreceate everyones help but I still got probs

We are talking about a firewire connection , not a s-video connection.

If you are connecting the camera to the computer by s-video , you won't get a ''ding'' unless it is connected to a video capture card ?

we need to know all the connections in the link from the camera to the computer

Gary MacKenzie

sepulce@hotmail.com ( an account only used for forum messages )

Thinkserver TS140 , 750ti Graphics card  & LG 27" uws led backlight , Edius 8

Humax Foxsat HD Pvr / Humax Fox T2 dvbt

electricme
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Thanks Gary,

I havent forgotten, have been away for a few days, looks like I need a refresher cause on DV stuff.

A few days ago I had visitors and I accidently bumped my DV camera off its perch, it wanted to play and record tapes, but wouldn't do it, the tape was stationary.:o
A couple of days later I got a bit strife-full (new word I just made up) with it, and gave it a fairly hefty bump, then tried it again.

Well, wouldn't you know it, it started working again.;)

OK today I was in town and I bought a Firewire cable with a DV plug on one end that suits my Panasonic camera, unfortunatly I couldn't find a Firewire card, (PCI or PCMCIA) so until I get that, within the next 2 weeks hopefully, everything will be on hold at this end.
I also bought a 5 pack of Mini DV tapes from Harvey Norman for $20 so slowly but surely I'm making headway.

Will keep you posted, promice.:)